Anna Held

“No one ever tells us the truth, even those we love.”

“A woman should be like a single flower, not a whole bouquet.”

“I do not say anything from jealousy.”

“Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age.”

“Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was old enough to work at all, my ambition has never deserted me.”

“A woman must make her fortune before she is 30; or work after she is 30; or get married.”

“I know I am very beautiful.”

“If I get married, I think I'd pick out a newspaperman rather than a millionaire. A newspaperman is a regular fellow.”

“One does not re-light a dead cigarette.”

“I let my personal feelings take care of themselves. I find that works better.”

“How many women have the courage to start properly with a cold, cold bath early in the morning? I jump in, throw the water, cold as ice, and after the first plunge I am happy.”

“Please do not ask me to talk about my divorce. Mr. Ziegfeld and I are such very good friends. It is only a little matter quite between ourselves.”

“To put on a corset properly is as much of an art as to make a corset properly.”

“People look at me and look, but I do not care.”

“I wish to please the people, but I want to make them cry, perhaps. There, I have said it.”

“No one could possibly look all the time like my photographs. It is dreadfully hard to live up to them. They stare at me everywhere.”

“Some women flirt more with what they say, and some with what they do.”

“I do not like vaudeville, but what can I do? It likes me.”

“It is a temptation for me to wear all my rings at once.”

“I have given up trying to be happy. It is no use and leads to nothing.”